universism

English

Etymology

From universe +‎ -ism.

Noun

universism (uncountable)

1. (philosophy) a movement advocating personal reason and experience and over faith and dogma
   • [1]

     Universism is a modern rational religious philosophy that began in 2003 with princples laid out by Ford Vox. Universists choose their beliefs according to the dictates of their own life experience and reason.

   • [2]

     Universism is a philosophy of The Universist Movement. Universism, though not a definitive philosophy, is a progressive, naturalistic worldview in which all meaning and purpose is understood through personal reason and experience; thus, being a religion of reason.

   • [3]

     What Universism argues against is individuals believing that their truths apply to others - all of us are equals in terms of these enormous, world-shaping metaphysical questions.

Related terms

• universist

References

• universism on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• “universism”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.